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Health Effects

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Warnings:

Keep away from heat, spark and flame. Keep out of reach of children. Keep container closed while not in use. Do not cut or burn recepticals that have contained a solvent based product. Do not reuse this container. Use only in a well ventilated area.

Acute Health Effects:

From MSDS:Health Hazard DataRoutes of Entry: Inhalation, Skin contact, Ingestion.Potential Health EffectsEyes: Can cause irritation, redness, tearing and blurred vision. Skin: Prolonged or repeated contact can cause moderate irritation, drying of the skin, and dermatitis.Inhalation: Excessive inhalation of vapors can cause respiratory irritation, headache, drowsiness and fatigue. High concentrations of vapors are anesthetic and may cause central nervous system effects such as dizziness. Ingestion: Can cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Chronic Health Effects:

From MSDS:Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain, nervous system, liver or kidney damage or may cause cardiac arrhythmia. Intentional misuse of this product by deliberately inhaling its vapors may be harmful or fatal.

Carcinogenicity:

Normal use of this product does not produce dust. Sanding dried material could generate trace amounts of Silica (quartz ) which is a suspect human carcinogen (IARC group 1 ). Repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to Crystalline Silica may cause silicosis, a progressively disabling lung disease.

Keep away from heat, spark and flame. Keep out of reach of children. Keep container closed while not in use. Do not cut or burn recepticals that have contained a solvent based product. Do not reuse this container. Use only in a well ventilated area.